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BYRON R. BLAISDELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BEDSTEAD.

srnorsron'rron forming part of Letters Patent No:c9s,24e, dated April22,1902.

' Y Application filed June 27, 1900. `Serial No. 21,817. (No model.)

Be it known that I, BYRON R. BLAIsDELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates,and a'resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Im-v provements in Bedsteads, ofwhich the follow-l ingis a speeification'and which areillustrated in theaccompanying drawings, forminga part thereof.

This invention relates more particularly to metal bedsteads; and itsobject is to provide improved means vfor attaching theside rails to thepillars of the end frames; and it cousists in the structure hereinafterfully described and which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which;

Figure 1 is a detail side elevation of the bedstead. Fig. 2 is an edgeView of the bedpost. Fig. 3 is'adetail plan section on'the line 3 3 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4is a detail section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is adetail sec-v tion on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4, the clamping member beingdisengaged. Fig. 6 is a detail section on the line 6 6 of, Fig. 4, andFig. 7 is a detail of one of the parts of the device.

There are shown in the drawings a pair of pillars 10 and 11, formingparts of one of the ends of a bedstead, and a cross-rail 12 for unit ingthese pillars. The side rails 13 and 14 are, as shown, of angle-iron,and each is provided with a hook 15, the shank 16 of which is secured tothe rail by rivets 17 17 or other suitable means, this hook beingadapted to engage either one of the pillars 10 1l and is of sufficientwidth to provide la long bearing against the pillar, so as to preventrocking of the rail. A clamping member 18 is pivotally secured to therail, preferably by means of a block 19, which may be held against therail by the rivets 17, as shown, and is adapted to engage the inner sideof the pillar, as 11, in

opposition to the hook 15. A draw member, preferably in the form of adraw-bolt 20, is pivoted to the rail,being also'held by the block 19between the pivot of the clamp 18 and the rail end, and this bolt isprovided with a nut 21,adapted to bear upon the back of the clamp? ingmember 18, so as to securely bind such member and the hook 15 to thepillar.

The members 18 and 20 may be pivotally secured to the block 19 in anydesired manner. As shown, each is provided with a loop,

grooves across its inner face, into which the n cross members of theloops enter. The clamp-l ends, so that its outer'portion when inengagement with the pillar is substantially parallel with the rail.

1ng"memberj18 is' bent Vintermediate of its The function of the Adrawmember 2O is to provide for the application of pressure to the back ofthe clamping member 18. When it is in the form ofa draw-bolt, as shown,the clamping member is'longitudinally slotted, and the draw-bolt 20passes through this slot. When it is desired to disengage the rail fromthe pillar, the nut 21 is turned back and the draw-bolt 20 is swungbackwardly to the position shown in Fig. 6, the shoulders of its loopbearing against the shank end of the clamping member 18, so as to moveit away from the pillar. I'do not desire to be limited to the particularform of draw member nor to the particular means for applying pressure tothe back of the clamping member which I have shown, as other forms maybeemployed to accomplish the same resultin substantiallythe same wav. Therails and pillars are preferably of wrought `iron orsteel. i -Y Thecross-rails 12 are secured to the pillars 10.and11 by a block 25, castthereon ina chill. This block forms a seat upon which the hook 15 rests,and by giving the upper face of the blook'and the side edges of the hookcorrespondingly scalloped or corrugated form theyinterlock to preventangular lmovement of the sides and endsof the bedstead.

Both edges of the hook 15are alike, so as to p render the side railsreversible. A preferred form for these scalloped meeting faces is shown,in which the edges of the hook 15 curve inwardly between. the shank ofthe hook and its end, the hook being widest at its end and adjacent toits shank, as shown at 26 27. The upper face of the block 25 has,therefore, a node 28 .atthe outerside of the pillar relatively as to therail 12, and there are depressions intermediate of the node and theinner side of the block. This configura- IOO tion of the block and hookis serviceable in l assembling the members of the bedstead, as the node28 tends to hold the side rail from falling until the clamp is applied.

It will be seen that the herein-described means of clamping the rail tothe pillar is light, simple, and strong and is easily manipulated. Eachrail is attached to the bed end separately, so that the operation iseasily performed. It will also be seen that the rails are reversible, sothat when made of angleiron, as shown, the angle may be directed eitherupwardly or downwardly.

I claim as my inventionl. In a bedstead, in combination, a pillar, aside rail, a hook formed on the rail for engaging the pillar, a clampingmember pivoted to the rail for engaging the pillar in opposition to thehook, a draw-bolt pivotally secured to the rail between the end thereofand the point of attachment of the clamping member, and a nut running outhe bolt for bearing upon the back of the clamping member.

2. In a bedstead, in combination, a pillar, a side rail, a hook formedon the rail for engaging the pillar, a clamping member pivoted to therail for engaging the pillar in opposition to the hook and having itsshank slotted, a draw-bolt pivotally secured to the rail between the endthereof and the point of attachment of the clamping member and passingthrough the slot of the clamping member, and a nut on the outer end ofthe bolt.

3. In a bedstead, in combination, a pillar, a side rail, a hook formedon the rail for engaging the pillar, a clamping member pivoted to therail for engaging the pillar in opposition to the hook, a draw memberpivoted to the side rail intermediate of its end and the pivot of theclamping membeigand a threaded part eoacting with the draw member toforce the clamping member to the pillar.

4. In a metal bedstead, in combination, an end frame having pillars anda cross-rail, a block forming the means of attachment of the cross-railto the pillar, such block encircling the post and having its upper edgescalloped or corrugated, a side rail, a hook attached to the side railfor engaging the pillar and having its edge scalloped or corrugated tocorrespond with the scallops or corrugations of the block, and means forclamping the hook to the rail.

BYRON R. BLAISDELL.

Witnesses:

A. BOWEP., D. F. Bowan.

